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Insight: Algerian Islamists hope for Arab Spring revival
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Security forces killed six “armed men” and detained 12 more during an operation in Tebessa in southern Algeria. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has strongholds in the area.
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Algeria says Nigeria’s Boko Haram tied to al Qaeda
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Algeria: 900 mosques, prayer halls shut for ‘national security’
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Niger officials likely set him up for kidnapping, Fowler believes
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb kidnapped three aid workers, two Spaniards and an Italian, from a refugee camp near Tindouf. One of the Spanish hostages was wounded during the kidnapping.
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Will a Middle East awash with weapons be Gaddafi’s final legacy?
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AQIM Returns in Force in Northern Algeria
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Algerian security forces reportedly killed Adel Bourai, who served as the “treasurer” for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Bourai was killed along with six other AQIM fighters during an operation in the Kabylia mountains near Boumerdes.
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Fallout in the Sahara: Did the War in Libya Play into the Hands of al-Qaeda?
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The US State Department warned of an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb plot to shoot down airliners chartered by oil companies in the country. AQIM is believe to be in possession of Russian-made SAM-7 anti-aircraft missiles.
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Analysis: Al Qaeda influence growing south of the Sahara
US Treasury lists 3 senior al Qaeda leaders as terrorists
The al Qaeda leaders were identified as Younis al Mauritani, a senior member of the external operations council who was recently arrested in Pakistan; Hassan Ghul, a key facilitator who was freed by the Pakistanis in 2007; and Abu Yahya al Libi, a top ideologue.
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China offered Gadhafi huge stockpiles of arms: Libyan memos
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35,000 Worldwide Convicted for Terror
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Al Qaeda Ties Seen for Nigeria Group
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Fears over Islamists within Libyan rebel ranks
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Algeria at risk of al-Qaeda revenge attacks after accepting Gaddafi family
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ANALYSIS-Security fears behind Algeria haven for Gaddafi family
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Eight people, including including 16 soldiers, were killed in a suicide attack on a military academy in the town of Cherchell. AQIM is thought to have carried out the attack.
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Islamic militants among prisoners freed from Libyan jail
Suicide bombers kill 18 in attack on Algerian military academy
Sixteen soldiers were among those killed in the bombings in Cherchell. AQIM has carried out three suicide attacks in Algeria since mid-July.
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Gunmen killed two traffic policemen in Bordj Bouararidj and stole their weapons; one other man was injured in the attack. Most of the increasingly numerous attacks in Algeria have been claimed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
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Insurgents attacked a military checkpoint near the village of Taouarga in Bourmedes province, killing one soldier and injuring two more.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed credit for the Aug. 14 suicide bombing at a police station in Tizi Ouzou that wounded more then 30 Algerians. AQIM claimed 35 “apostates” were killed.
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Al-Qaida in North Africa seeks Arab Spring jihad
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A suicide bomber detonated his car bomb outside of a police station, wounding 29 people, including 11 policemen. The blast took place in Tizi-Ouzou, an area with a strong al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb presence.
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Mali’s two-pronged approach to combating Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb killed two Algerian soldiers in an IED attack in the Tissemsilt region. Abdelkahar Belhad confirmed that Abdelkahar Belhad was killed when he carried out the July 25 suicide attack.
AQIM suicide bombers kill 4 in Algeria
The suicide bombers attacked a police station in an area that serves as a stronghold for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The suicide attack is the first in Algeria this year.